Improved child s crib



A. R. sWARTz, or CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

Leners Patent No. 89,953, ma May 11, 1869.

TMP'RovED Camus CRIB.

Thelschedule i'efen'ed to in these Letters Patent and making parl'. ofthe name.

To all whom it' ma/y concern: g l Be it known that I, Mrs.` A. R.SWAR'rz, of Oarlisle, in the county of Cumberland, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented anew and improved `Ohilds Crib; and I dohereby declareithat the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying draw? ing,forming part of this specification.

This invention relatesto improvements in cribs or cradles for children,having for Vits object to provide an adjustablearrangement ofthesame,`calculatcd to adapt them to various conditions, suited to childrenof different ages orconditions of physical activity.

The linvention consists in the provision 4,of adjustable bottoms for thecribs, whereby the beds may be adj usted nearer` to or further fromthetops ofthe rail-- purpose'of supporting two or 4more sets of bracketsor supports B, for holding the bottom in a higher or lower position, Iinterpose one or more sections of sidey and end rails, 0, between thebottom audtop rails, and on the Said intermediate -sections, and thebottom sections, I support the said bottom-holding brackets. A

I make the bottom preferably of canvas, stretched upon a rectangularframe, in one complete part, and capable f ready adjustment from one setof brackets B to another, so that, in the case cfa young child not abletoolimb up or over the sides, ity may with safety be placed in thehighest position, whileolder and more active children, who would beunsafe inthe said ele- 'vated position, may be placed lower `withinthefra'me for safety. 1 1 f Having thus described myv invention, a ,Y g

VWhat I claim as new, and desire to 'secure by Letters Patent, is

Olibs for children, having the bottoms adjustable as to height, by meansof the brackets B, arranged at different heights under the crib, asherein shown and described,"for the purpose specified. MRS. A. R.SWARTZ.

,Witnessem DAVID SMITH,

vELIZABETH MILLER.

